Diversity Resources
African | African American

Diversity Resources
African | African American

Faculty and Staff

Our African-American faculty are:

W.C. Benton, Edwin D. Dodd Professor of Management and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Fisher. He teaches courses in the business of health care, purchasing/supply management, manufacturing planning and control, operations analysis, and facility design. His research interests include purchasing and materials management and manufacturing planning and control.

James Hill, Associate Professor of Operations Management and chair of the College Educational and Professional Diversity Committee. His research interests include supply chain management. He teaches the MBA core course in Operations Management.

Tracy Dumas, Assistant Professor of Management and Human Resources. She teaches courses on team performance and managerial negotiations. Her research interests address the relationship between employees’ personal and professional lives.

Cynthia Turner, Senior Lecturer in the Accounting and MIS department. She teaches Accounting Information Systems and is the co-author of Shapland and Turner Cases in Financial Accounting.

Community Resources

ColumbusBlack is an organization that celebrates and honors influential African-American leaders and professionals in the community. The organization also recognizes young professionals as well and some students from Ohio State have been featured on multiple occasions.